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D. E. BEDINGER.

RULING APPARATUS.

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UNITE STATES PATENT O FIC DANIEL EVERETT BEDINGER, OF RIOHWOOD,KENTUCKY. I

RULI NG APPARATUS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 329.699. dated November3,1885.

Application filed May 9, 1885. --Serial No. 164, 993. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DANIEL E. BEDINGER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Richwood, in the county of Boone and State of Kentucky, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Polygraphs; and I dodeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable, others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference markedthereon, which form, a part of this specification.

Figure l of the drawings is a representation of a plan View. Fig. 2 is aside elevation. Fig. 3 is a detail view. Figs. 4 and 5 are detail views.

This invention has relation to improvements in polygraphs, or machinesfor ruling lines; and it consists in the construction and novelarrangement and adaptation of devices, as will be hereinafter more fullyset forth and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, a indicates the base, having aspring-clamp, b,which may be of any suitable form,for holding the paperto the said base. The base a is provided with short vertical standardsrising from its forward longitudinal edge.

0 designates a loop, the free ends of the parallel branches of which arepivotally connected with the said standards of the base a, and the twoopposite ends of the said loopbranches are pivotally connected with theinkcarrying frame or bar by arms 0 0, having bearings in short verticalbrackets a. The ink-carrying frame may be provided with any suitablenumber of bottles or receptacles to correspond with the number of pensused, and arranged on a longitudinal plane coinciding therewith, as willbe presently explained. The ink-carrying frame is provided withasuitable number of vertical standards, b, having journaled in theirupper ends above the said frame a bar, V,which is provided with alongitudinal edge, as shown.

D indicates a rectangular loop,which is provided at the free ends of itslongitudinal or lateral branches m with weights 0, and at a suitabledistance from the said weights are longitudinally-arranged elongatedslots (1, for

the reception of the transverse bar V. The inner upper walls of theseslots are provided with notches e, for the entrance of the edge of thebar V. Thus it will be seen that when the notches in the slots of thearms m are brought above the edge of the bar -V the weights 0 will causethem to readily engage and be prevented from slipping during themanipulation of the pens. Similar armsmz m, pivotally connect thepen-holder with the outer end of the loop D, and the pens are secured tothe holder-bar x by loops 3 of wire, which are bent about midway theirlength over the face or body of the pens, so as to form eyes or loops atopposite ends for the passage of the said holder-bar. The holder-bar maybe provided with a suitable handle, 00', as shown.

It will be seen that by the edge bar engaging the notches in the slotsof the loop D but little friction is caused in operation, and by havingthe ink-carrying frame movable and secured to the pen-connecting devicesthe objectionable long and heavy guide-rods, as heretofore used, may bedispensed with.

The normal position of the ink-carrying frame is resting upon the basea, so that the pens may be brought upon the paper close to thespring-catch 1). Thus when it is desirable to rule, the pens are drawnaway from the base by the handle as, which will cause the inkcarryingframe to move over the said base, the weights on the arms m of the loopD having a tendency to raise the pens from the paper when pressure isremoved from the handle.

Having described this invention, what I claim is l. A polygraphconsisting of a holder-frame, a movable ink -carrying frame, and apenholder respectively connected by hinge of pivotal joints,substantially as specified.

2. A polygraph consisting of a main frame provided with a paper-clamp,an ink-carrying frame connected with the main frame by hingejoints andprovided with a knife-edge fulcrum, and a pen-carrying frame connectedwith the said ink-carrying frame by joints having weighted and slottedends to engage the said knife-edge, substantially as specified.

3. A polygraph consisting of a base or main frame, an ink-carryingframe, and a pen-holder respectively connected by hinge-j oints, thesaid ICO ink-carrying frame being provided with a plurality of'bottlesor receptacles, which are respectively adapted to coincide with the pensin their holder on a longitudinalline, substan- 5 tially as specified.

4. The combination, with the pen-holder bar, of the pens and the loopspassed over the pens and formed in eyes or loops at opposite 1 ends forthe passage of the said holder-bar, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.DANIEL EVERETT BEDINGER. Witnesses;

' EDWARD HUNTTING RUDD, WM. FRANKLIN SKINNER.

